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Congresswoman Baldwin said...

Currently, the federal government does not collect any information about the health and well-being of LGBT Americans. Consequently, our knowledge of the health of the LGBT community is drastically insufficient and our current health care system fails LGBT individuals on many levels. Although we have ample anecdotal evidence of LGBT health disparities, only valid research data will allow us to take critical steps toward improving the health of LGBT Americans and their families.

Congresswoman Baldwin, co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, has been advocating for such health data collection for many years. The HHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee of Healthy People 2020 has highlighted the need for improved data collection in the LGBT community.